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RailKing U.P. 49er Operating Manual

RAILKING

COUPLER PROBLEMS

REMEDY

The ProtoCoupler wont let the engine uncouple on

the Fly.

The power required to fire the coupler open when the

engine is on the Fly may be greater than the

ProtoSound system is capable of providing. As a

result, you may experience times when the coupler

wont fire open. Unfortunately, the only solution is to

stop the engine and fire the coupler in Neutral. If that

doesnt resolve the problem, try lubricating the coupler

knuckle and rivet as explained in the ProtoCoupler

Operation section.

I cant get the coupler to arm or fire open when I press

the whistle button.

You may be pressing the whistle button too quickly.

See the third remedy in the whistle section above.

Another possibility is that ProtoSounds has been

programmed to turn the coupler function off. See the

section entitled Using RESET to Program

ProtoSounds

Only one coupler will function when I press the whistle

button.

Only one coupler can operate at any one time. Use

the coupler selection switch on the bottom of the

chassis to choose which coupler you want active.

LOCKOUT PROBLEMS

REMEDY

I cant get the engine to run after I power up the

transformer. It sits still with the steam compressor

sounds running.

The engine is locked out into the Neutral position.

Follow the unlocking proceedures in the Lockout

Section.

The engine wont lock out into Forward, Neutral or

Reverse even after the short whistle blast sounds.

You are waiting too long to turn the throttle back on

after the short whistle blast sounds. The power must

be turned back on immediately after the short whistle

blast sounds or the engine will go back into RESET.

See the lockout proceedure in the Lockout Section.

VOLUME PROBLEMS

REMEDY

When I try to run the engine, the steam volume is OFF

or very low.

The steam volume has been programmed at a

reduced volume or to be silent. Go to RESET Feature

6 and adjust the volume. See the section entitled

Using RESET to Program ProtoSounds for more

information.

When I try to set the steam volume, it resets itself to

the original volume after I selected the new volume.

You are trying to set the volume with a poorly charged

or dead backup battery. See the section on Battery

Backup for more information.

When I try to set the Steam Volume to O Volume, I

still hear the neutral sounds.

When the steam volume is set to O, you will hear the

Neutral sounds because setting the steam volume only

controls the sound of the steam engine itself. All other

sounds, including neutral sounds, the whistle and bell

will continue to play at the volume level set by the

manual volume control knob located on the bottom of

the chassis. See the section entitled ProtoSound

Volume Adjustment for more information.

The sounds seem distorted, especially when the

whistle or bell is activated.

The overall ProtoSound volume has been set to high

creating the distorted sounds. Try turning the volume

control knob located on the bottom of the chassis

counter clockwise to reduce the overall volume level.

Summary of Contents for UNION PACIFIC 4-6-2 49er

Page 1: ...k and accessories The locomotive and tender are equipped with either an electronic whistle or the ProtoSound digital sound and train control system which contains several deluxe features that are simple and fun to operate Each feature is described among the following pages which should be read before the engine is operated For those of you who can t wait to get started the Quick Start Basic Operat...

Page 2: ...TO PROGRAM PROTOSOUNDS 18 Entering RESET Options 18 Setting The Engine Volume 19 Programming For A Separate Bell Button Controller 20 Programming For Squeaking Brake Operation 20 Programming For Whistle In Neutral Operation 21 Programming For ProtoCoupler Operation 22 Programming For PFA Operation 23 Activating Remote Lockout Control 23 ResettingAll ProtoSound Options To Factory Default 24 REVERSE...

Page 3: ... using forward neutral and reverse states that are entered each time the throttle is turned on and off or by using the transformer direction switch if so equipped The reverse unit is designed to ignore dirty track dead spots on switches or minor short circuits without disrupting the engine operation even at slow prototypical speeds Before the engine can be operated however the reverse unit plug th...

Page 4: ...t and coat the interior engine components When the smoke output begins to diminish while running the engine an additional 10 15 drops of smoke fluid should be added or the smoke unit switch should be turned off When storing the engine for long periods of time you may want to add at least 15 drops of fluid to keep the wick soaked with fluid and prevent it from drying out After removing the engine f...

Page 5: ...ck the reverse unit begins in RESET or what seems like a neutral state Power must be interrupted again to get the locomotive to enter the forward state It is this first RESET state that gives ProtoSound its unique remote controlled functions The system will enter RESET whenever power to the track is off for three or more seconds NEUTRAL will be referred to as the state between Forward and Reverse ...

Page 6: ...comotive using any of these programmable features simply leave RESET and wait 2 2 seconds before interrupting the power to put the engine in forward After you leave RESET your engine will operate normally in all the direction states of forward neutral and reverse Remember though once power is turned off for more than 3 seconds the next time power is applied to the track your engine will be back in...

Page 7: ...rm the ProtoCoupler and press the whistle button The bell should begin chiming To turn the bell off press the whistle button again If you want to keep the bell on while running the engine simply interrupt the power with the transformer throttle or the transformer directional switch and enter forward or reverse PROTO COUPLER OPERATION Your U P 49er ProtoSound equipped locomotive tender is equipped ...

Page 8: ...vals to eliminate repetitive and boring sequences While the sounds are selected to play randomly by the microprocessor there is no guarantee that you won t hear the same sound repeated twice or more times SQUEAKING BRAKE SOUNDS ProtoSound equipped engines feature the ability to play the sound of squeaking brakes whenever your engine slows in speed There are two settings for activating the squeakin...

Page 9: ...ly run the engine and turn the throttle off quickly the brake sounds will likely continue playing even though the engine has come to a complete stop This annoying effect can be eliminated by simply practicing with the brake feature In no time you will quickly learn how to feather the throttle to keep the engine moving while the brake sounds play and then turning the throttle off just as the sounds...

Page 10: ...parture messages passenger disembarking and embarking sounds conductor voices and U P 49er train station ambient sounds Each is described in more detail in the following sections ACTIVATING PASSENGER SOUNDS Your ProtoSounds equipped engine features an operator controlled passenger station sound set Once activated this easy to use feature plays digitally reproduced sounds of a passenger station whe...

Page 11: ...whistle button To activate the feature turn on the transformer throttle and get your engine into the neutral position not RESET Once in neutral set the transformer throttle at 8 volts or less and press and hold the whistle button for at least three seconds You will hear the bell chiming turn on and if you listen carefully you should hear an air release sound after three seconds have passed at whic...

Page 12: ...same direction it arrived The following operator controlled events control PFA s actions and sounds Event 1 Forward While the locomotive is running in forward or reverse PFA is activated by the operator pushing and holding the bell button down for three or more seconds The locomotive bell begins chiming and can be left on or turned off without disabling PFA Event 2 Neutral Before Reverse The opera...

Page 13: ...foreground sounds play including more conductor voices saying watch your step have a nice day and baggage to the right Event 3 Reverse The operator now interrupts the transformer throttle again to enter the next reverse unit phase reverse In an effort to enhance realism PFA has disabled the reverse phase so that it doesn t power the motors and cause the engine to move backward Upon entering revers...

Page 14: ...whinning is heard Within two seconds of the horse whinning the locomotive bell begins chiming and the air compressor pumps start Depending on the direction the engine arrived in the station in two or three whistle blasts will sound next two if the engine arrived in forward and three if it arrived in reverse After approximately 7 chimes of the bell and the two or three blasts of the whistle the eng...

Page 15: ...uipped with ProtoSounds or PFA If the engine isn t equipped with PFA the only thing to remember is that you not turn up the transformer throttle very high when entering the reverse state found in Event 3 If the throttle is set too high then the second locomotive will begin vibrating on the track as its motors will be turning in the reverse state since engines not equipped with PFA cannot disable t...

Page 16: ...tender body is a special NiCad 7 cell 8 4v battery NOT the 6 cell 7 2v battery found in most convenience stores The 6 cell NiCad is NOT recommended for use with ProtoSound applications The battery is continually charged from the track when power is applied and should last for up to five years In addition the NiCad battery is a dry battery and should not leak or cause any damage to your locomotive ...

Page 17: ...below allows you to control all the sounds in the system and a remote control RESET option Option 6 allows you to control the volume level of the engine sounds remotely from the transformer Turning the volume adjustment knob clockwise will increase the volume and counterclockwise will lower the volume of all sounds bell whistle engine sounds enhanced neutral sounds etc For information on operating...

Page 18: ...e one feature at a time through the available options An air release sound is heard each time the throttle is advanced In addition there are special sounds to tell you what RESET position you are in For example if you want to select Feature 2 you put the engine in RESET and move the throttle up and down from full throttle to low two times After the second advance you will hear two clinks indicatin...

Page 19: ...ive you 50 volume pushing it a third time will give you 25 volume and pushing it a fourth time will give you no sound The microprocessor will immediately play the sound level each time the whistle button is pushed so that you can decide if it is acceptable You can recycle through the four choices by simply continuing to press the whistle button Once you have decided on the appropriate volume level...

Page 20: ...en programmed for a bell button Simply turn the throttle off and then on again to Lock In the new setting To reset the computer to its original factory default setting separate bell button operation repeat the above procedure but keep pushing the whistle button until the computer only responds with one bell ding PROGRAMMING FOR SQUEAKING BRAKE OPERATION ProtoSounds can be programmed for squeaking ...

Page 21: ... to do so as the factory setting only allows the whistle to blow in forward or reverse To do this enter RESET and go to Feature 25 See the section Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds on page 18 Once in Feature 25 press the transformer whistle button and wait for ProtoSounds to sound a bell ding s Continue pressing the whistle button until ProtoSounds sounds two bell dings signifying that ProtoSound...

Page 22: ...gines since every engine equipped with a ProtoCoupler will fire when prompted to by the operator By turning off the ProtoCoupler operation on certain engines you can fire the couplers open on the other engines without uncoupling the engines from each other To turn the ProtoCoupler function off enter RESET and go to Feature 10 See the section on Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds on page 18 Once in...

Page 23: ...ntil ProtoSounds only dings once instead of twice ACTIVATING REMOTE LOCK OUT CONTROL ProtoSound equipped engines feature a RESET setting that allows the operator to remotely lock the engine into forward neutral or reverse This is especially useful on layouts that feature blocked track sections The lockout feature comes from the factory in the OFF position meaning it is not active when you first ta...

Page 24: ...ding Remote Lockout Control RESETTING ALL PROTOSOUND OPTIONS TO FACTORY DEFAULTS ProtoSounds is equipped with a RESET feature Feature 18 that resets all programmable options back to their original factory settings This is a useful feature if you find your engine not operating the way you think it should and don t want to take the time to check each RESET feature one at a time To reset all the RESE...

Page 25: ...FF AND THEN LET GO OF THE WHISTLE BUTTON After about one second you will hear a short whistle blast QUICKLY TURN THE THROTTLE BACK ON AGAIN Your engine is now locked into Forward or Reverse and it will remain so until you unlock the engine even if you wait a year to run your engine again UNLOCKING THE ENGINE Unlocking the engine is a similar procedure WHILE THE ENGINE IS MOVING PRESS THE WHISTLE B...

Page 26: ...any difference on how the lockout function operates you may hear one of the three different NEUTRAL activated sounds To unlock the engine from the NEUTRAL position follow the process to unlock the engine in the Forward or Reverse directions above MANUAL REVERSE UNIT LOCKOUT Non ProtoSound Equipped Engines Engines not equipped with ProtoSound can be manually locked into Forward Neutral or Reverse b...

Page 27: ...ional grease until after 50 hours of operation or one year whichever comes first Grease can be added by inserting grease into the gear box inside the locomotive chassis In order to access the gear box remove the boiler by unscrewing the four chassis screws as seen in Figure 10 on page 28 Once the boiler is removed the gear box can be opened up by unscrewing the two screws on the plate located in f...

Page 28: ...raction tires on the rear set of flanged drivers While these tires are extremely durable and long lasting there may arise a time where they will need to be replaced Should this occur you will need to remove the side rods from the wheels in order to slip the new tire over the grooved drive wheel Before the new tire can be installed you must make sure the old tire has been completely removed from th...

Page 29: ...ailable directly from MTH Electric Trains HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT The locomotive headlight is controlled by the track voltage and will glow with greater intensity depending on the transformer voltage setting The headlight can be easily removed from its lampholder should the bulb expire To remove the bulb follow the boiler removal instructions found in the Lubrication section on the proceeding pages ...

Page 30: ...utton is depressed fully the ProtoSound circuit may not recognize the signal Try pressing the whistle button slower taking approximately 1 second to fully depress the button BELL PROBLEMS REMEDY When I press the whistle button to activate the bell the whistle sounds You are trying to ring the bell in Forward or Reverse The bell only operates in Neutral unless you have programmed ProtoSounds to rec...

Page 31: ...verse even after the short whistle blast sounds You are waiting too long to turn the throttle back on after the short whistle blast sounds The power must be turned back on immediately after the short whistle blast sounds or the engine will go back into RESET See the lockout proceedure in the Lockout Section VOLUME PROBLEMS REMEDY When I try to run the engine the steam volume is OFF or very low The...

Page 32: ...This will guarantee that the system check will have been completed since the startup sounds take longer than 2 2 seconds to play If the problem persists we recommend that you operate the throttle with a slower movement as you interrupt the power in RESET and enter the Forwaard Phase BRAKE SOUND PROBLEMS REMEDY When the transformer is throttled down the sounds won t play The brake features has not ...

Page 33: ...rn on the bell when the system enters Event 5 After approximately 15 rings of the bell it automatically will turn off Whenever PFA is enabled pressing the whistle and bell buttons has no affect Because PFA must control various effects in each PFA event the bell and whistle functions are disabled until either the PFA events have been completed or the engine is shut down for 3 or more seconds PROTOS...

Page 34: ...Watt Standard Lionel 1043 U A 5 16v 90 Watt Standard Lionel 1043M U A 5 16v 90 Watt Standard Lionel 1044 U A 5 16v 90 Watt Standard Lionel 1053 U A 8 17v 60 Watt Standard Lionel 1063 U A 8 17v 60 Watt Standard All Trol Left Terminal Right Terminal 0 24v 300 Watt Electronic Cab 1 Powermast er A U 0 18v 135V A Electronic Dallee Hostler Left Terminal Right Terminal Lionel LW A U 8 18v 75 Watt Standar...

Page 35: ...more than capable of operating on O 27 curves and switches you may find that certain light freight cars are prone to derailing when being pulled or pushed by the U P 49er through O 27 switches Should this occur we suggest adding weight to the cars making them heavier and less likely to derail ...

Page 36: ...eipt and a full description of the problem must be included to facilitate the repairs Please include the description regardless of whether you discussed the problem with one of our service technicians when contacting MTH for your Return Authorization number 3 Please make sure you have followed the instructions carefully before returning any merchandise for service LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY This it...

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